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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 52

receive a personal payment for proficiency in more than one section during a year:—

Section I. (Field Engineering).—First year, recruits’ course: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (8), (9), (12), (13). Second year: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (12), (13), (14), and (15). Third and subsequent years: To pass in all subjects.

Subjects: (1) Field geometry and field level; (2) entrenching tools; (3) working parties and execution of work; (4) materials; (5) revetments; (6) clearing of foreground; (7) defence of localities; (8) earthworks; (9) obstacles; (10) boning and levelling; (11) roads; (12) cordage and use of spars; (13) camping arrangements; (14) hasty demolitions.

Section II. (Field Telegraph).—First year, recruits’ course: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (7), and (8). Second year: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8). Third and subsequent years: All subjects.

Subjects: (1) Principles of electric telegraphy; (2) method and routine (3) description of apparatus; (4) construction of advanced and semi-permanent lines; (5) testing and maintenance; (6) rules for counting words; (7) air line drill in open country; (8) cable cart drill; (9) circular relative to telephone exchange switchboards, &c.

Signalling Section.—In addition to qualifying as hereinafter laid down for signallers, members of Engineer Corps must qualify in the undermentioned subjects: First year, recruits’ course: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), and (11). Second year: Subjects (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), and (12). Third and subsequent years: All subjects.

Subjects: (1) Introduction; (2) Principles of signalling, &c.; (3) apparatus, &c., and methods of using it; (4) message form; (5) the counting, signalling, &c.; (6) signal-stations, duties, &c.; (7) station calls, &c.; (8) completion of the message form; (9) tactical application of signalling; (10) map-reading; (11) signalling between navy and army; (12) instructions in use of cypher; (13) test messages and returns.

Mounted Rifle Volunteers.

417. Members who qualify and pass the prescribed examination in signalling, as laid down hereinafter, shall be permitted to wear a distinguishing badge, and the four most proficient in each company shall receive a personal payment of £1 each for current year. The twenty members who, in qualifying for a marksman’s badge, as elsewhere provided, make the highest score in their company shall receive a personal payment of 10s. each for current year, and the member making the highest score in the battalion shall receive an additional payment of 10s.

Infantry and Cyclist Volunteers.

418. Members who qualify and pass the prescribed examination in signalling, as laid down hereinafter, shall be permitted to wear a distinguishing badge, and the four most proficient in each company shall receive a personal payment of £1 each for current year. The sixteen members of any Rifle company and the four members of any Cycle company who, in qualifying for a marksman’s badge, as elsewhere provided, make the highest score in their company shall receive a personal payment of 10s. each for current year, and the member making the highest score in the battalion shall receive an additional personal payment of 10s.

Field Hospital and Bearer Companies and Garrison and Battalion Bands.

419. Members who pass the examination as laid down from time to time for Field Hospital and Bearer companies, and who are recommended by P.M.O. of district, shall be permitted to wear a distinguishing badge, and the eight most proficient in a Field Hospital and Bearer company, and the three most efficient men in a garrison or battalion band, shall receive a personal payment of £1 each for current year.